When I sang in 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne,' I never imagined the song would be such a rage.

Talent alone is never enough.

When my father is happy with my music, I know I have done something good, and there is no question of generation gap.

I work out a lot, and I had to control my diet to be fit.

I'm unapologetic about multi-tasking. From being a television producer to a musician, an actor, and a film producer, I would like to believe there has been growth in my career.

You should not think of business while performing your art. This advice holds true for every artiste, irrespective of what he is doing.

In one word, if I have to describe 'Damadamm!' then I will say that the performances, the music, and the script reflect sincerity.

You must never get carried away by your success; many people tend to do so after they achieve success in the initial stages of their life. Your feet must be on the ground all the time.

Sometimes in life, mutual respect becomes most important, and giving due respect to our relationship, Komal and I have amicably decided to part ways legally as husband and wife.

See, talent is important, and so is hard work. But if you don't have destiny and good karma on your side, talent cannot do the magic by itself.

The cap that I wear on a particular day depends purely on my dress code.

I always feel I have a long way to go in my playing and my music.

It's fine with me if people want to applaud between movements of a concerto. It doesn't bother me - it's part of performance experience.

You couldn't be performing if it weren't for the audience. I appreciate them being there. So why not applaud them? They took time out of their schedule to show up and sit in the concert hall and be part of the experience.

Sometimes, I'm not sure why I wind up doing some of the things I do.

I don't think there's such a difference between older and newer music as there is between one composer and another.

The audience will find the artist who matches their interests. If you're not being true to yourself, your audience can't find you, because there's a wall up between who you are and who they're seeing.

If you start censoring what you're interested in for the audience, you don't give the audience enough credit.

I am not trying to be cooler or change my image or get into pop music.

Musicians are also interpretive artists and we are just as creative as painters and writers. We interpret in a way that expresses ourselves.

I have always enjoyed literature classes, and I took a fiction workshop for writing and analyzing at Curtis... I don't know if would do it professionally, but it's nice to have the balance with the music.

One of the most rewarding things is meeting someone after a concert who has never been to a concert before. It is incredibly rewarding when they say, 'This is my first classical concert.' It is really exciting for everyone.

I try to do a lot of direct contact with the audience, because the audience is part of the concert, too, as much as anyone on stage, and it's a shame not to get to meet them if you get the chance.

As a professional, you pick up ideas from your colleagues and the orchestras you work with, while coming up with mutual interpretations in very short periods of time.